Huawei Y336 Owner's manual

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User Guide

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Contents

Foreword ....................................................................................................... 1

First-class functions ....................................................................................... 2

Safe ............................................................................................................................... 2

Launching the camera from gallery ............................................................................... 2

Getting started .............................................................................................. 3

Your phone at a glance .................................................................................................. 3

Key functions at your fingertips ..................................................................................... 4

Locking and unlocking the screen.................................................................................. 4

Dual-card settings .......................................................................................................... 5

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network ...................................................................................... 5

Turning on mobile data ................................................................................................. 6

Touchscreen gestures .................................................................................................... 6

Status icons ................................................................................................................... 7

Home............................................................................................................................. 8

Notification.................................................................................................................. 10

Personalizing your phone............................................................................................. 11

Texting ......................................................................................................................... 12

Calls and contacts........................................................................................ 14

Making a call ............................................................................................................... 14

Answering or rejecting a call ....................................................................................... 16

What you can do during a call ..................................................................................... 16

Answering a third-party call ......................................................................................... 17

Making a conference call ............................................................................................. 17

Using the call log ......................................................................................................... 18

Call settings ................................................................................................................. 18

Managing contacts ...................................................................................................... 19

Searching for a contact ................................................................................................ 19

Importing or exporting contacts .................................................................................. 19

Contact groups ............................................................................................................ 20

Messaging and email ................................................................................... 22

Sending a text message ............................................................................................... 22

Replying to a message ................................................................................................. 22

Managing messages .................................................................................................... 22

Adding an email account ............................................................................................. 23

Sending an email ......................................................................................................... 23

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Checking your emails ................................................................................................... 24

Setting up an account ................................................................................................. 24

Camera and gallery ...................................................................................... 26

Capture screen ............................................................................................................. 26

Taking a photo ............................................................................................................ 27

Capture mode .............................................................................................................. 27

Shooting a video.......................................................................................................... 28

Camera settings ........................................................................................................... 28

Gallery ......................................................................................................................... 28

Music and video .......................................................................................... 30

Listening to music ........................................................................................................ 30

Creating a playlist ........................................................................................................ 31

Playing a playlist .......................................................................................................... 31

Deleting a playlist ........................................................................................................ 31

Setting a song as the ringtone ..................................................................................... 31

Playing a video ............................................................................................................ 32

Network and sharing................................................................................... 33

Turning on mobile data ............................................................................................... 33

Wi-Fi network .............................................................................................................. 33

Sharing your phone's mobile data connection ............................................................. 34

Transferring data through Bluetooth ........................................................................... 35

Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct ............................................................................. 36

Transferring data between your phone and computer ................................................. 36

Applications ................................................................................................ 38

Managing applications ................................................................................................ 38

Backup ........................................................................................................................ 39

Calendar ...................................................................................................................... 39

Clock ........................................................................................................................... 40

Weather ...................................................................................................................... 41

Note ............................................................................................................................ 42

FM radio ...................................................................................................................... 42

Phone settings ............................................................................................. 44

Turning on location services ........................................................................................ 44

Modifying display settings ........................................................................................... 44

Changing the lock screen style .................................................................................... 45

Turning on or off airplane mode .................................................................................. 45

Setting the PIN of your SIM card ................................................................................. 46

Setting up an account ................................................................................................. 46

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Restoring factory settings ............................................................................................ 47

Updating your phone .................................................................................................. 47

Setting the date and time ............................................................................................ 48

Changing the system language .................................................................................... 49

Accessibility ................................................................................................................. 49

Legal Notice ................................................................................................ 50

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Foreword

This guide only applies to phones that are running. Please read this guide carefully before

you start using the phone.

All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The actual

product may vary.

Features in this guide are for your reference only. Some features may not be supported

by all phones.

Symbols and definitions

Note

Highlights important information and tips, and provides

additional information.

Caution

Indicates potential problems that may arise, such as device

damage or data loss, if proper care or attention is not given.

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First-class functions

Safe

The Safe function helps you keep your important files and privacy protected.

Enabling the Safe

1. On the home screen, touch .

2. Under Categories or Local, touch .

3. Touch Enable.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter passwords and answers to security

questions, and then touch Done.

Adding files to the Safe

1. On the home screen, touch .

2. Under Categories or Local, touch .

3. Enter the password, and touch Done.

4. Touch Add.

5. Follow the onscreen instructions and select files you want to add to the Safe.

6. Touch ADD to add the selected files to the Safe.

Launching the camera from gallery

1. On the home screen, touch .

2. Flick down from the Time screen to display the viewfinder in half screen mode and

flick down again to open the camera.

Not all camera features are available in half screen mode.

3. Touch to take a photo.

4. Touch to return to Gallery.

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Getting started

Your phone at a glance

Charge/Data port

Volume key

Earpiece

Front camera

Back

Headset jack

Microphone

Speaker

Menu

Camera flash

Home

Rear camera

Power key

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Key functions at your fingertips



Press and hold to power on your mobile phone.



Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active.



Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the application you

are running.



Touch to hide the keyboard.



Touch to return to the home screen.



Touch and hold to open search bar.



Touch to open the menu on an active screen.



Press and hold to display the list of recently used applications.

Locking and unlocking the screen

Locking the screen



Method 1: Press the power button to manually lock the screen.



Method 2: After being idle for a specified period of time, your phone automatically locks

its screen.

To set the screen lock method, touch on the home screen, touch

Security

>

Screen lock

.

Unlocking the screen

When the screen is off, press the power button to turn it on. Slide your finger towards

any direction to unlock the screen.

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Dual-card settings

Enabling or disabling a SIM card

You can install two SIM cards on your phone and use one or both of them at the same

time. When you do not need to use a

SIM

card, disable it.

1. On the home screen, touch .

2. Under All, touch SIM card management > Standby settings.

3. Then enable or disable a

SIM/USIM

card.

Setting the default SIM card for data services

You can set a default

SIM

card for data services.

1. On the home screen, touch .

2. Under All, touch SIM card management.

3. Touch 3G SIM Setting, and select the SIM card you want to set as the default card.

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network

1. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.

2. Under Switch, touch and hold to display the Wi-Fi settings screen.

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3. Touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for available Wi-Fi

networks and displays them.

4. Touch the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. If the Wi-Fi network is encrypted,

enter the password when prompted.

Turning on mobile data

1. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.

2. Under Switch, touch

to turn on mobile data.

When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off mobile data to save battery

power and reduce data usage.

Touchscreen gestures

Touch: Tap an item once. For example touch an application to

select or open it.

Touch and hold:

Touch and leave your finger on the screen for

2 seconds or more. For example, touch and hold a blank area on

the home screen to enter editing mode.

Flick: Move your finger vertically or horizontally across the

screen. For example, you can flick left or right under

Notifications of the notification panel to dismiss a notification.

Flick vertically or horizontally to go to other home screens, scroll

through a document, and more.

Drag: Touch and hold an item and then move it to another

position. You can rearrange applications and widgets on the

home screen this way.

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Spread apart and pinch together: Spread two fingers apart to

zoom in, and pinch them together to zoom out on a map, web

page, or picture.

Status icons

Status icons may vary according to your region or service provider.

Signal strength

No signal

GPRS network connected

Enhanced Data Rates for GSM

Evolution (EDGE) network connected

3G network connected

High Speed Packet Access (HSPA)

network connected

Evolved High-Speed Packet

Access (HSPA+) network

connected

Alarm enabled

Bluetooth on

Airplane mode

Vibration mode

Preparing microSD card

Ringer silenced

Battery full

Charging battery

Battery extremely low

Call in progress

Missed call

New email

Upcoming event

New text or multimedia

message

Screenshot captured

Problem with text or

multimedia message delivery

USB debugging connected

Uploading

Downloading

Phone storage space is getting

low

Sign-in or synchronization problem

Wi-Fi network available

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on

USB tethering on

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Home

Your home screens are where you can find your favorite widgets and all your applications. We

did away with the application list to give you a more convenient and direct path to your

applications.

Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from

the status bar to open the notification panel.

Display area: displays application icons, folders, and

widgets.

Screen position indicator: shows the current screen's

position.

Dock: displays frequently used applications.

Switching between home screens

Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you create

additional home screens.

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Auto-rotate screen

If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, your screen

automatically changes between landscape and portrait views. Additionally, this feature allows

you to enjoy tilt sensor-based applications, such as racing games.

1.

Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.

2.

Under

Switch

, touch

Rotation

to enable or disable the auto-rotate screen function.

Taking a screenshot

Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score in a game?

Take a screenshot and share away.

Press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot. Then, open

the notification panel, touch

Share

to share the screenshot. By default, screenshots are saved

to the

Screenshots

folder in

Gallery

.

You can also open the notification panel and touch under

Switch

to take a

screenshot.

Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen

The following operations allow you to organize your application, widget, or folder:



Adding a widget

: On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the

Widgets

option menu. Select a widget and drag it to the home screen.

If the home screen doesn't have enough space, your phone will automatically create

a new home screen to the right of the original and place the widget on the new

home screen. You can have six home screens at most.

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

Moving an application or widget

: On the home screen, touch and hold an application

icon or widget until your phone vibrates to enter editing mode. You can then drag an

application or widget to any fitting blank space.



Deleting an application or widget

: On the home screen, touch and hold the

application icon or widget you want to delete until is

displayed. Drag the

unwanted application icon or widget to

.



Creating a folder

: On the home screen, drag one application on top another application

to create a folder containing both applications.

Managing home screens

On the home screen, pinch two fingers together or touch and hold a blank area to display

screen thumbnails.



Setting default home screen

: Touch at the top of the screen and set the current

screen as the default home screen.



Moving a home screen

: Touch and hold a home screen until the screen is highlighted,

and drag the home screen to the desired position.



Adding a home screen

: Touch to add a home screen.



Deleting a home screen

: Touch to delete a blank home screen.

Notification

Notification panel

Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Flick left or right to switch

between the notifications and shortcuts tabs.

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Touch to view the notification details and flick left or right

across a notification to dismiss it.

Touch to delete all notifications.

Touch to expand or collapse the shortcut switches.

Drag to adjust the screen brightness.

Touch the shortcut switches on the notification panel to

turn on or off the functions. Touch

to customize the

shortcut switch list.

Personalizing your phone

Changing the home screen style

Your phone supports the standard and simple home screen styles.

1.

On the home screen, touch .

2.

Under

All

, touch

Home screen style

.

3. T

ouch

Simple

and touch

.

Touch

Standard

home

to switch from simple home screen to standard home

screen.

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Changing the wallpaper

1. Touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing mode.

2. Touch Wallpapers.

3. On the Wallpapers screen, you can:



Touch

Lock screen wallpaper

to set the wallpaper displayed on the phone lock screen.



Touch

Home screen wallpaper

to set the home screen wallpaper.



Touch the

Random change

switch to have the home screen wallpaper changed

automatically at periodic intervals.

Changing the font size

1. On the home screen, touch .

2. Under All, touch Display.

3. Touch Font size and select a font size.

Texting

Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can quickly enter text using the

onscreen keyboard.



Touch a text box to bring up the onscreen keyboard.



To hide the onscreen keyboard, touch .

Selecting an input method

1. On the text input screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification

panel.

2. Under Notifications, touch Choose input method.

3. Select an input method.

To change your phone's default input method, touch on the home screen.

Under

All

, touch

Language & input

>

Default

to select an input method.

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Editing text

You can select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone.



Select text

: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag and to

select more or less text, or touch

Select all

to select all text in the text box.



Copy text

: Select text and touch

Copy

.



Cut text

: Select text and touch

Cut

.



Paste text

: Touch where you want to insert the text, drag to move the insertion

point, and touch

Paste

to paste the text you copied or cut.

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Calls and contacts

Making a call

Smart dialing

Smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers.

1. On the home screen, touch .

2. Under Phone,

enter the initials or first few letters of a contact's name, or part of the

contact's phone number. Matching contacts in your phone and phone numbers in your

call log are then displayed in a list.

3.

From the list, select the contact you want to call, touch

SIM1

or

SIM2

to make a call.

4.

To end the call, touch .

Making a call from contact

s

1. On the home screen, touch .

2. Under Peo

ple

, touch the contact

y

o

u want to call.

3. Touch the contact number, touch SIM1 or SIM2 to make a call.

Making a call from the call log

1. On the home screen, touch .

2. Under Phone, from the call log, touch the contact or number you want to call,

touch SIM1 or SIM2 to make a call.

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Making an emergency call

In the event of an emergency, you will still be able to make emergency calls without the use of

a SIM card. However, you must still be in the coverage area.

1. On the home screen, touch .

2. Under Phone, enter your local emergency number, and then touch .

For some phone models, you can make an emergency call even on the lock

screen. On the lock screen, touch

EMERGENCY CALL

, enter your local

emergency number, and then touch

.

Emergency calls are subject to cellular network quality, use environment,

service provider policies, and local laws and regulations. Never rely solely on

your phone for critical communications when emergencies occur.

Speed-dialing

1. On the home screen, touch .

2. Under Phone, touch > Speed dial settings.

3. Touch Fast call to choose a contact from the list and assign a number key to the

contact.

The number key

1

is the default key for voicemail. You can't set it as a speed-dial

number.

4. On the dialer, touch and hold the number key assigned to a contact, and then touch

SIM1 or SIM2 to quickly call the contact.

Making an international call

1. On the home screen, touch .

2. Under Phone, touch and hold 0 to enter +.

3. Enter the country or region code, area code, and phone number in sequence.

4. Touch .

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Answering or rejecting a call

When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone.

Drag

right to answer the call.

Drag

left to reject the call.

Drag

up to reject the call and send the caller a message.

On the dialer screen, touch >

Call settings

>

Quick responses

to edit the

message that will be sent.

What you can do during a call

Touch to mute or unmute the microphone.

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